Detail View: The AMICA Library: Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1942.636
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni Battista
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1459 - 1517/18
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano
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Creator Name:
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Workshop
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1459 - 1517/18
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Workshop
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Title:
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Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1515
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Creation Start Date:
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1510
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Creation End Date:
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1520
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on wood
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Dimensions:
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Framed: 103cm x 125cm x 16cm, Unframed: 56cm x 78.8cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1942.636
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of John L. Severance
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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H. L. Bischoffsheim, Bute House, London (Sale: Christie, Manson and Woods London, May 7, 1926, no. 105 (called Liberale da Verona)Durlacher Brothers, LondonJohn L. Severance, Cleveland, Ohio, 1926.
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Context:
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This representation of the Virgin and Child is called a sacra conversazione, an Italian term meaning "holy conversation." The term refers to scenes involving sacred personages that earthly beings would not be able to witness. This picture was probably intended for private devotions and includes the profile portraits of the husband and wife who commissioned it. The painting seems to have been left unfinished. If completed, the saint to the right--Saint Lucy or Saint Mary Magdalen--could be identified by the objects she holds. Here, however, her hands are empty.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1942.636.TIF
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